/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.copier;

import ch.msoftch.internal.*;

/**
 * Resolves the corresponding type to instanciate for a given object inside a conversion/mapping.
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface ITypeEvaluator {
    /**
     * Resolves the type of the corresponding object type.
     * 
     * @param src The source object to convert
     * @return The corresponding destination object type
     * @throws TechnicalException If something went wrong
     */
    Class<?> getCorrespondingType(Object src) throws TechnicalException;
}
